SHRINK'N VIOLETS

Hello all... I'm Tracy and I'm starting this thread because I just found out that I'm scheduled for Surgery on April 26, 2007.

fffffffffffffffffffast forward to April 30, 2007

SPRING HAS SPRUNG!

We made it to the other side of bandland and now we are set to support one another while we shrink our booties and grow into our new smaller skins.

All are welcome to join in and post, but we are not a group that bickers..... please be supportive as we all have different paths to follow... but the journies to the more healthy self beckons....

Let the losing begin!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow this was quick and easy (so far!). I was banded this morning at 8am and it's 1:45pm and I'm home. Not much pain - except for some gassy pains under my ribs I think. No nausea..I'm drinking fluids fine so far. I can't believe it's over!!!!

Welcome back adorable! Glad it went well

OMG I went and got some french onion soup (i asked for no bread and cheese but aparently that meant extra) put a few onions and the broth in the bullet and it is amazing. who would have thought broth could taste so good!

Adorable - Wow, you sound like your doing so well Congrats!!! It's mine turn tomorrow and hope things go as well!! Relax and recover quickly!

Hi all, I am a friend of Tracy's from LCF. I was just checking to see if any one has heard from her yet. But it looks like she is hoping to post tomorrow.

Tracy, I am so happy for you and CONGRATULATIONS on being Banded!!!!!

Still no word from Tracy yet! Must be some good pain meds

Jennifur- I felt the same way the day before my operation. My 'last meal' was french onion soup from Longhorn Steakhouse.. asked them to strain the onions, and no cheese/bread. It was the single best broth I've ever had in my life. And NOT just because I was starving at the time. It was SO flavorful and mmmm. I wanted to get a pint to go, but we were going to be there for 3 days before coming home and no refrigerator in the hotels. We have a local Longhorn but it's a ways away, one of these days I'm going to get a pint to bring home. It really is the best!

silly how something so simple can make us happy. LOL

Only a few more days - and I can officially have mushies. Counting down. It doesn't take much to fill me but something other than broth and milk would be so good. I don't even know what to start with.

My Dr. has cream of wheat as one of the first things... but YUCK. I have some grits, but I don't want to have carbs, I want something full of flavor!

any suggestions for first trial food? I just want everything LOL

I made it out of surgery and am doing great so far. No gas pains! I started walking as soon as I woke up. My stomach is definately sore, but when I decided to put ice on it, it only made things worse. When is it ok to put ice or heat on the incisions?

I made it out of surgery and am doing great so far. No gas pains! I started walking as soon as I woke up. My stomach is definately sore, but when I decided to put ice on it, it only made things worse. When is it ok to put ice or heat on the incisions?

I put heat on mind the day after I got home, I was so full of pain meds the night I got home I didn't notice the pain in my stomach. I did not make it too hot and put it on top of my blanket so it was not right on them. but did it feel great. I started ice a couple days later, which did more for the swelling and wish I did a bit earlier, but the heat initally felt good.

Hope that helps

Actually I still have 1 painful spot on my stomach and have ice on it now and going to lie down with some good pain meds, I need to sleep

T-r-a-c-y... ohhhhhh T-r-a-c-y... come out come out whereever you are!

Wish your dbf would post for you... silly boy!

I have to believe that you're snuggled up in your hospital bed... or better yet, walking all over the place preaching the good word of the band to everyone & anyone who'll listen! Hey... they're all sick people, so they can't run away from you real fast! LOL!

Wishing you pain-free dreams...

Congrats Becky & Adorable!!! ;)

mdrai- LOL!! Preaching about the good band.. you crack me up

Her dbf should come update us.. or wake her up and walk her to the computer!!!!!

I keep checking back, hoped to hear back before I went to bed. Anyone know if she said she'd be coming home same day? (I know they kept me 23 hours)

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Congrats Becky and welcome to the other side!! My doctor didn't tell me I needed ice or heat.. But I did buy some of those self-heating pads you can tape to yourself (of course I'm too big to tape it down, but I layed them on me, let my gigantuous boobs hold them down and would sleep with them on).

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And now my concern today ugh.. I was down to 311 2 days ago, stopped weighing myself for a day, this morning I was 314!!! I went back to myplate, I'm only getting 300-400 calories a day, how could I possibly put on 3lbs?! I refuse to change my ticker yet, I know it has to be an error due to something.. I just don't know how I'd gain 3lbs in a day.. that's not possible is it?

My Dr. has cream of wheat as one of the first things... but YUCK. I have some grits, but I don't want to have carbs, I want something full of flavor!

any suggestions for first trial food? I just want everything LOL

Jenn, I really enjoyed the cream of wheat as one of my first foods....but I doctored it up with butter, splenda and cinnamon. I've also used Davinci syrups in Praline and Caramel. Delish!!! You won't believe how flavors you used to take for granted will now have a whole new dimension and meaning for you. tonight I had scrambled eggs with cheese and salsa. I thought I had died and gone to heaven. In the 'old days' I would have been SOOO BORED with that....but NOT NOW!! Gourmet, baby...gourmet!!

Scrambled eggs with salsa, I did that on atkins. I thought it sounded HORRIBLE!! But let me tell you (Oh, I also had a dash of sour cream), it was absolutely wonderful. And I really do NOT like mexican foods, so I had low hopes.. I also like scrambled eggs with ketchup.. such a neat flavor.

Anyway (gah sip sip sip..stupid food talk j/k!)

Cream of Wheat.. I know as a kid, my mom made this for us.. and I loved it when she made it (I think it involved sugar). When I was grown and out of the house, I kept some to make. I made it once, and I don't know what I did wrong. It was a completely different texture, I couldn't get the sugar blended well.. and I never has cream of wheat again. I did buy some for my post-op diet, and plan to ask mom how to make it and try using something besides sugar, but I'm not too sure how that's going to end up.

I look forward to grits. I can't wait to have grits with lots of my Can't Believe It's Not Better 0 calorie butter spray.. that stuff rocks my world LOL. I read somewhere not to use diet stuff, but I love it.. and 0 calories.. you can't beat that. Or grits with scrambled eggs in it. I'm going to have to go get a jello snack before I go to bed!! I posted this in the food section, I found out crab is really high in protein and it's an ok food for most people.. so that's going to be my first mushy food. A Crab cake from Ruby Tuesday's.. 10 days!(I think).

Jenn- One of my first mushie meals was veggatarian refried beans, w/ a little cheese melted on top (all in micro). Or a 1/2 avocado, mmmm. I do love mexican food so this was a real treat for me. Plan some thing great, and you will really enjoy it!!!!:hungry: But remember, your eyes will be SOOOO much bigger than your tummy.

Terri- Your scrambled eggs w/ cheese and salsa sounds great! That is my kinda dinner. I went to a fund raiser buffet tonight and ate turkey slices, swiss, rolled up dipped in ranch. I had watermelon, kiwi and strawberries for dessert, while everyone else ate casadias, huge onion rings, pasta and cake. I didn't miss anything they were having. My meal was full of protein, lighter, and just as satisfying! I've been wondering, where do you get the DiVinci syrups from? I would love to try 'em, so many people have spoken so highly of 'em. Are they online or available in stores?

I thought about Tracy all day, that is so weird. I don't know her at all, yet, in so many ways, she knows (and you all too) me better than any one else. MUCH LOVE AND POSITIVE ENERGY TRACY!!!